Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the May rankings, India remain in 97th position behind Palestine, but ahead of Armenia; while Germany stay top. India have 354 points, the same as last month and …
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With just one month to go to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the FIFA’s Deputy Secretary General (Football) and legendary Croatian player Zvonimir Boban shared his memories and insights from playing at the showpiece event, as well as how VAR is set to benefit referees, teams and fans …
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The Ministry of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation has reported that the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin received a FAN ID of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The official ceremony took place in the FAN ID Distribution Center in the Sochi Olympic Park. During the …
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FIFA can today confirm that the Russian Football Union has been sanctioned with a fine of CHF 30,000 for discriminatory chants by fans during the international friendly match between Russia and France played in Saint Petersburg on March 27, 2018. Following a thorough investigation including the review of video evidence, …
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Following the proposal put forward at the FIFA Council meeting in Bogota, FIFA today, April 30 met with confederations to continue discussions and dialogue related to the revamped FIFA Club World Cup and the creation of a new Nations League. Taking place at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, today’s …
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This week, as part of its activities to expand its digital presence in China, FIFA is opening an official FIFA WeChat account and a microsite in Mandarin, FIFAofficial.cn, as well as launching a special online campaign, FIFA World Cup Wish. The aim of these activations is for FIFA to deepen …
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Following the recent meetings of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, the world football governing body can today confirm the below series of sanctions. The Lao Football Federation (LFF) has been sanctioned with a fine of CHF 690,000 after having been found to have breached several provisions concerning the international transfer and …
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164,136 tickets have been allocated to fans around the world via FIFA.com/tickets in the first 24 hours of the last-minute sales phase, which started on April 18 at 12:00h Moscow time. Most of the tickets have been allocated to Russian fans (87,902), followed by fans from Argentina (7,740), Mexico (6,598), …
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With less than two months left until the start of the biggest single-sport event on the planet, fans across the globe will have another opportunity to apply for tickets for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia when last-minute sales commence tomorrow, April 18, 2018, at 12:00 Moscow time (11:00 …
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Women’s football managers from across the AFC’s Member Associations met yesterday, April 16 in Jordan, host country of the ongoing 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, for a FIFA leadership workshop. The AFC is the first confederation to host such a continent-level event and the leadership training gathered together both women …
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